The 336-acre Aquinnah property composed of land from the former Red Gate Farm will not open to the public as planned this summer, after a longer-than-expected period of state review.
As a tectonic shift in state wastewater regulations is under consideration by state officials, Island homeowners and towns are bracing for what could be millions of dollars in mandatory upgrades in the coming years.
For Squash Meadow Construction’s Matt Gongola, managing a modular project is like choreographing a ballet — with the customers, the manufacturers, the movers and the many sub-contractors all on the stage at once.
Construction to modify a deck at the Homeport restaurant in Menemsha was halted last week after the Chilmark building department found the new owners hadn’t secured a building permit.